Huge throws in the clutch keep Texans in the game
Watson player of game as Texans come up short
Sep 9, 2019, 9:37 pm
Deshaun Watson started and ended the Texans scoring and survived plenty of pressure in the middle as he led the Texans to a victory on Monday Night Football.
Flying high for six
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Deshaun Watson bailed out the Texans in a bad situation. On a 4th and 1 deep in Saints territory the Texans elected to go for it after they failed to get a challenge overturned. Watson kept it himself for a big gain and then dove for the score. Texans up early.
Steady in the middle
Watson would get worked over by the Saints as the offensive line was leaky and allowed six total sacks. His back would bother him after the Superman heroics on the first score.
Watson and company would answer a Saints drive out of halftime for a touchdown with one of their own as he finished it off with a pitch to DeAndre Hopkins for their second hookup of the day.
Later, the Watson magic would happen.
Almost a magical ending
.@deshaunwatson is really in his bag like the fries at the bottom!!! 🙌🏾 #WeAreTexans pic.twitter.com/7HdVgogdaB
— Yahoo Sports NFL (@YahooSportsNFL) September 10, 2019
After Watson hit Hopkins for a huge strike, the Texans would head to the line where Watson hit a huge throw to his newest wideout Kenny Stills. This could have been the finishing touch on an amazing night but the defense failed to keep the Saints off the board.
The defense came up short in a ton of ways, but Watson is as good as ever. His back will be something to monitor going forward, but the Texans can rest assured there is more good ahead from Watson.
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The Houston Astros kick off a pivotal weekend series against the Boston Red Sox on Friday night at Fenway Park — and they'll do so with a familiar face back in the lineup. Carlos Correa, reacquired in a stunning trade deadline move on Thursday, is set to make his return to the Astros and will hit cleanup in his first game back with the team that drafted him No. 1 overall in 2012.
Correa rejoins a Houston club that sits atop the AL West at 62-47 and is coming off a resounding 9-1 win over Washington on Wednesday, fueled by Jose Altuve’s four-hit performance. The Astros are 27-23 on the road and enter Friday with the fourth-best on-base percentage in the American League (.321).
The Red Sox, meanwhile, have won six of their last 10 games and hold a 34-21 record at home. Boston enters the weekend third in the competitive AL East at 59-51. Outfielder Jarren Duran has been a spark plug, hitting .265 with 29 doubles and 12 triples on the year.
Houston will send right-hander Hunter Brown (9-5) to the mound, while Boston will counter with RHP Cooper Criswell (1-0).
Friday marks the first meeting of the season between these two clubs.
All eyes will be on Correa’s return in a stadium where he’s delivered countless postseason moments. Now, he begins the next chapter of his Astros career, joining a team counting on him to help fuel their playoff push.
Starting lineup
So how will Joe Espada deploy his new toys? Pena is back at shortstop and leading off, with Altuve hitting second and serving as the DH. Jesus Sanchez gets his first Astros, start hitting third, and playing left field. Correa begins his Astros reunion hitting fourth and playing third base.
Big night in Beantown.
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Yainer Diaz (C) will hit fifth, followed by Christian Walker (1B), and Taylor Trammell (CF). It's interesting to see Cam Smith hitting so far down the lineup at eighth. He'll play right field and finally, Mauricio Dubon will hit ninth and play second base.
Betting odds
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Astros -134, Red Sox +113; over/under is 8 runs
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